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THE Reprefentatives of the people of Pennfylvania, 
at the laft feiliori of the Legiflature, made fo explicit 
an avowal of their fentiments, refpecfting the foreign 
relations of the United States, and gave fo firm a pledge 
of fupport to the general government, that uncommon 
events alone could have rendered it ufeful or necef- 
fary for their fucceffors to exprefs their opinions or 
declare their determinations, on the prefent occafion. 

But fuch events having taken place, and produced 
a crilis, that has excited the public feeling and anxiety 
to an almoft unexampled height, the Reprefentatives 
of the freemen of this commonwealth cannot heiitate 
to accord with what they conceive to be the wiflies 
of their conftituents, and to renew the folemn expref- 
iion of devotion to their country, and of refentment 
againft the governments, under whofe orders the rights, 
dignity and honor of the United States have been 
violated and infulted : Therefore 

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatl'ves 
of the commonwealth of Fennsyhmnia, That they une- 
quivocally approve the pacific and liberal meafures, 
which the adminiftration of the United States has on 
all occafions fo zcaloufly purfued, but niore particu- 
larly in the courfe of the prefent year, for obtaining 
an adjuftment of the exifting differences between this 
country and the governments of Great-Britain and 
France. 



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Refolved, That, maq- with fmcere pleafure, they 
thus bear teftlniony to n.o upright and honorable 
conduct of their own governmei^.. they do not hefitate 
to pronounce the violation on the pai* of Great-Britain, 
of a folemn and reciprocal engagemeni, after it had 
been faithfully fulfilled on our part, and the neglect 
of our complaints by both belligerents, to be fucti evi- 
dences of hoftility and difregard for our rights, as ought 
to nerve the arm and invigorate the fpirit of every 
freeman in our country. 

Refolved, That, as the patient fufFerings of thefe 
ftates and their uniform anxiety for an honorable accom- 
modation, muft have already convinced the world of the 
purity of our motives, and the foundnefs of our caufe, 
a further fubmillion to injury and infult cannot but cre» 
ate a fufpicion, that we are regardlefs of rights and care» 
lefs of our fame. 

Refolved, That, believing this to be the general opi» 
nion, and anticipating, from the magnanimity and wif» 
doni of Congrefs, fuch meafures as Ihall appeal to the 
virtue and patriotifm of the people, the reprefentatives 
of the freemen of Pennfylvania pledge themfelves to co- 
operate in every effort to fuftain the maritime rights, ho« 
nor and reputation of their country. 

Refolved, That the Governor of this commonwealth 
be requefted to tranfmit a copy of the foregoing refo- 
lutions to the Prefident of the United States, and a 
copy to each of the Senators and Reprefentatives from 
Pennfylvania in the Congrefs of the United States. 



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